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Anonymous
13 years ago
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The Sims 3 panel gone missing!

I went and started up The Sims 3 on my PC. Once I got into the game I noticed that the panel at the bottom of the screen that lets you go into buy mode, build and lets you check your sims needs is go...
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  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    13 years ago

    That is usually a sign of game corruption.

    Here's some info about the issue

    Problem


    I can't play anymore for there is no User Interface in my game anymore.

    Cause


    • The User Interface can be turned of via F10 so that you can take pictures or make a video without the UI.
    • Corrupt save An error occurs on load-up which makes it impossible to load the game properly.
    • Any ScriptErrors on loadup that prevent the game from loading properly.

    Solutions


    • Press F10 or ESC
    • Try if reloading the game helps
    • Solution by garbuckle3000
      • Minimize the game and make a copy of your savegame
      • Maximize the game
      • Use ALT+Q to save and return to the main menu
      • Restart the game.
    • Solution by Cyron43:
      • Open the cheat console with ctl-shift-c
      • Type resetsim *
      • Hit Alt-F4 to be promted to save the game
      • Restart the game, you should have your interface back
    • If nothing helps, you will need to load a backup
crinrict's avatar
crinrict
Hero+
13 years ago

That is usually a sign of game corruption.

Here's some info about the issue

Problem


I can't play anymore for there is no User Interface in my game anymore.

Cause


  • The User Interface can be turned of via F10 so that you can take pictures or make a video without the UI.
  • Corrupt save An error occurs on load-up which makes it impossible to load the game properly.
  • Any ScriptErrors on loadup that prevent the game from loading properly.

Solutions


  • Press F10 or ESC
  • Try if reloading the game helps
  • Solution by garbuckle3000
    • Minimize the game and make a copy of your savegame
    • Maximize the game
    • Use ALT+Q to save and return to the main menu
    • Restart the game.
  • Solution by Cyron43:
    • Open the cheat console with ctl-shift-c
    • Type resetsim *
    • Hit Alt-F4 to be promted to save the game
    • Restart the game, you should have your interface back
  • If nothing helps, you will need to load a backup
Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
13 years ago

I personally have tried all three of these possible solutions and neither of them have corrected the issue.  Any other options? I don't want to lose my sims progress

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